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✧ After Hours ✧: Speakeasy-Inspired Settee
This one-of-a-kind settee that went to a hospitality space in Michigan is probably unreproducible . . . but I would love to create something similar for you! The piece combined a restored vintage frame with custom-finished surfaces . . .
. . . and slightly naughty upholstery elements developed especially for the project. A piece like this isn't for the meek. But why be ordinary when you can stand out?
✧ After Midnight ✧ A Little Gothic Whimsy
I built the "After Midnight" chair on a vintage Kimball Victorian revival frame with a heart-shaped back. The shape of the back dictated the design I wanted for its outside: a large leopard moth - to echo the black and white leopard print on the front.
The moth was my own fabric design, printed on velvet and partially embroidered to give it depth and dimension.
For the seat, I chose a slightly curly, certainly unruly black, Mongolian faux fur fabric. Combined with the solid black frame, the chair had an almost "little black dress" presence - with a slightly gothic twist.
"After Midnight" shipped to Florida.
✧ Grotta Venezia ✧: Old-World Inspired Sculptural Chair
I created "Grotta Venezia" to be a truly unique, sculptural piece. Defined by its dramatic shell back and sinuous curvature, the piece explores shadow, surface, and old-world theatricality through a distinctly Venetian lens.
I wanted the voluptuousness of the frame to be reined in by a simple color palette of black, gold, and white. The result was both exciting and approachable, dramatic and sophisticated.
This chair now resides in its new home in Florida.
✧ On Safari ✧
✧ On Safari ✧ (again)
✧ On Safari ✧
"On Safari" was another chair that allowed me to experiment with one of my fabric designs.
The realistic zebra print looked amazing going down the spine of the chair. So I put it on the inside back as well. I covered the seat and arm medallions in a deep, solid black.
The chair went from an uninspired mousy brown to a statement piece, now residing in Louisiana.
✧ Luna Moth ✧
✧ On Safari ✧ (again)
✧ On Safari ✧
This was a small Victorian chair with a big impact on me: it inspired me to design two fabrics for it. I wrapped the back in black with one large, luminescent lunar moth, striving toward the moon.
For the inside back and seat, I created a primarily turquoise and olive green kaleidoscopic pattern against a black-to-white ombré background, giving the whole of the chair a boho meets Victorian oddity vibe.
This chair found a new home in California.
✧ On Safari ✧ (again)
✧ On Safari ✧ (again)
✧ On Safari ✧ (again)
Unlike my original "On Safari" chair, which I made on spec, this chair was made on commission for a lovely lady who described herself as petite - making a Victorian parlor chair the perfect choice.
She admired the original "On Safari" chair, but it was no longer available. She also loved the color purple.
I found the amazing sculptural frame for her, and she and her chair are living happily ever after in Florida.
✧ Cool Jazz ✧: Regency Meets Leopard Meets Wow!
As with most of my unique pieces, I built this chair on spec. But I never had any doubt that it would find a home.
The frame was structured - yet it gave off a vibe I can only describe as "slinky," like a floor-length satin dress.
I covered the inside front and seat in the most beautiful leopard print I could find: this ivory, black, and grey cut-velvet by Kravet (now sadly discontinued).
For the back, I used solid black velvet. What else? The result was pure, concentrated elegance — dare I say, sex appeal.
This chair now resides in Illinois.
✧ Serengeti Twilight ✧
This set of dining chairs turned out better than I had imagined when I acquired them. That being said, I recognized their potential even through their unpainted brown frames and hard black vinyl seats.
The graceful shapes and cutouts of their backs hinted at Art Nouveau, while the claw-foot details spoke of wealth and tradition.
I had to have them and transform them. So I did.
They are now proudly on display in Indian Wells, California.
And Now for Something Completely Different:
Front view
Front view
Front view
For a brief instant, I was creating chairs I referred to as "Chairscapes." I created landscapes on the inside backs of chairs using appliqué . Of all the chairs I created this way, this one was probably my personal favorite —
Side view
Front view
Front view
because I carried out the playful concept around the entire chair.
In addition to the lighthouse scene on the inside back, I placed a row of fish swimming "under the water," coral on the inside and outside arms,
Back view
Front view
Mountain Scene
and a delightful array of lobsters neatly lined up on the outside back. These chairs take much more work, and I don't offer them anymore . . . But for the right price? Message me through Etsy. This chair now resides on the lakefront in Michigan.
Mountain Scene
Mountain Scene
Mountain Scene
Sorry, but I'm keeping this one! I'm sentimental about it. This was my first Chairscape, inspired by the beautiful Smoky Mountains where I have a cabin.
Lake Scene
Mountain Scene
Country Scene
This vintage mid-century Chairscape depicts a wooden pier extending over a mountain lake with sunset reflections. Fittingly, it went to live on Lake Tahoe.
Country Scene
Mountain Scene
Country Scene
This Chairscape featured a very intricate inside back. It's my only Chairscape in which I combined appliqué and embroidery. This chair went to a new home in Maryland.